Zombie Cowboys
By: Henry Cabot Beck 01/01/2009
Billy the Kid tangled with Dracula, and Jesse James met Frankenstein’s daughter (both in 1966 movies). Zombie cowboy films seem to be the flavor of the season again.
In 2008, audiences had a choice of two Zombie Westerns on DVD: Undead or Alive and The Quick and The Undead. This year, George Romero, the man responsible for the movie that started it all, The Night of the Living Dead (1968), will be releasing his as-yet-unnamed Zombie Western.
Also coming to theaters in 2009 or 2010 will be director Sam Mendes’s adaptation of Preacher, the DC/Vertigo adult comic series, which features demons and angels in the modern West. The comic contains guest appearances by a ghostly John “Duke” Wayne and a relentless killing machine in a 10-gallon hat and duster called the “Saint of Killers.” If they get this one right, it’ll be a miracle.
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Give'em a chance! The Sci-fi and horror genres are especially hard to combine with the western genre for several reasons both historic and technical. We all know Tommy Lee Jones and Ron Howard proved that it could be done with The Missing. Undead or Alive made it great by bringing in the comedy of Kris Kataan and the ease of James Denton (though he is a newcomer to the genre he really made it look natural). I have also seen Dead Birds and Jesse James meets Frankensteins' Daughter--they weren't half bad low budget flicks. While most of these movies are a complete and utter flop (many aren't even worth remembering the title though I have seen them)--give them 15 minutes--you can tell by then!
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